Public and Statutory Holidays in Ghana and  Italy - 2026

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Date Type of Holiday Ghana Italy
1st January New Year
6th January Epiphany
9th January Constitution Day
6th March Independence Day
20th March Eid ul-Fitr
3rd April Good Friday
20th March
(Tentative)
Eid ul-Fitr
3rd April Good Friday
6th April Easter Monday
25th April Liberation Day
1st May May Day
27th May Eid al-Adha
2nd June Republic Day
29th June The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Rome)
1st July Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
15th August Assumption of Mary
21st September Founders' Day/ Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
1st November All Saints Day
4th December Farmers Day
8th December Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25th December Christmas Day
26th December Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day
28th December Boxing Day (Observed)
Working Hours
Chancery: Monday - Friday: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Consular:Monday to Thursday: 8.30 am to 12.30 pm (Submission of Visa Applications) 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (Submission and Collection of Passport Applications and other Consular Services) 2:00pm – 3:30pm (Collection of Issued Visas)
Visits to the Consular Section will be by online appointment only.